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New whale stranding on notorious New Zealand beach

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 18:56

More than 50 pilot whales beached themselves Saturday on the same remote New Zealand coast where another 52 whales have either died or been put down in the past two weeks.

Poachers kill 25 migratory birds in Chilika Lake, 2 held

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 18:55

Despite security cover over migratory birds at Chilika lake, about 80 kilometre from here, poachers have killed at least 25 of the species from Nalabana bird sanctuary area.

New sea anemone species discovered in Antarctica

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 10:48

Researchers using a camera-equipped robot to survey the area under Antarctica`s Ross Ice Shelf, unexpectedly stumbled onto a new species of small sea anemones that were burrowed into the ice, with their tentacles protruding into frigid water like flowers from a ceiling.

Aging gas pipes beneath Washington pose explosion risks

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 19:39

After Boston, researchers have now detected thousands of potentially harmful natural gas leaks in Washington, DC.

Seven rare Himalayan Griffon vultures killed by train

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 17:28

Seven rare breed of Himalayan Griffon vulture were killed and four others seriously injured by a goods train in Assam`s Kamrup district today, forest officials said.

UN warns against delayed action on global warming

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 16:37

Delaying action on global warming will only increase the costs and reduce the options for dealing with the worst effects of climate change, according to a draft report by UN experts.

Endangered snow leopards spotted in Uzbekistan

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 15:23

The endangered snow leopard has been spotted, for the first time in Uzbekistan.

Humans not influencing all extreme weather events

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 14:41

A new research has revealed that although climate change likely had little impact on the lack of precipitation in the Central US, it did account for about 35 per cent of the extreme warmth experienced in the Eastern US between March and May.

Arctic storms more rampant than previously believed

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 14:38

A new study suggests that about 1,900 cyclones churned across the top of the world each year from 2000 to 2010, leaving warm water and air in their wakes - and melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean.

Climate change can become irreversible in 15 years, if not addressed immediately

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 14:30

A United Nations ( UN) panel has warned of climate change becoming a great problem nearly impossible to solve in another 15 years, if not seriously addressed.